Tag Archives: Mindfulness

Sitting Meditation- Receptivity [1.10.24]



This is an opportunity to practice being receptive to your own being. Koshin Paley Ellison:  Being receptive is essentially being open to learning from everything. Some people hear this and are frightened. Others hear it and are excited … But true receptivity is a lot harder than it seems. And yet, if you can stay … Continue reading Sitting Meditation- Receptivity [1.10.24]


Constellation of Belonging



This sharing draws from Sheryl Chard’s practice, Constellation of Belonging, from grateful.org You belong. Everywhere. Yes, you—with all your history, anxiety, pain. Yes, everywhere—in every culture, community and circumstance, you belong in this body. You belong in this very moment. You belong in this breath…and in this one. You have always belonged.    -Sebene Selassie … Continue reading Constellation of Belonging


Sitting Meditation- Pendulation, a Natural Rhythm of Life



We can learn to use a practice of skillful pendulation in our sitting practice, and in the whole our life as a means of grounding with challenge. This is a practice of flowing with a natural movement of coming and going, contraction and release, breathing in and breathing out, tides moving in and out, day … Continue reading Sitting Meditation- Pendulation, a Natural Rhythm of Life


Refuge in the Way of Things. Part 2



This talk again explores the Buddhist practice of taking refuge in the Dharma. Dharma refers to an inherent knowable wholeness in all things— a concept that is palpable and useful in everyday life when we look for it. Note: there is a background static sound in the first 2 minutes of the talk and again … Continue reading Refuge in the Way of Things. Part 2


Refuge in the Way of Things. Part 1



In this sharing, we look at the Buddhist concept of “Taking Refuge.”  This can be understood in many ways, one of which is through a deep examination of feedback pointing to wholeness in the natural world as well as within our own bodies.  No need to be Buddhist to appreciate the beauty and usefulness of this … Continue reading Refuge in the Way of Things. Part 1


Sitting Meditation- Remembering Home



A meditation to help remind us that home is always already here and available in each moment now. Tasting Mindfulness, Jon Kabat-Zinn Have you ever had the experience of stopping so completely, of being in your body so completely, of being in your life so completely, that what you knew and what you didn’t know that … Continue reading Sitting Meditation- Remembering Home